The ESIF open data platform provides access to data on financing and achievements under the ESI Funds 2014-2020.

This collection of best practice examples from across Europe highlights the ways European Member States are improving access to social protection for workers and the self-employed.

The summary report of the programme annual implementation reports covering implementation in 2014-2017, provides an overview of the implementation of more than 530 shared management programmes.

The updated use and intended use of simplified cost options in European Social Fund (ESF), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Cohesion Fund (CF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) report is now available.

For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to further strengthen the Union’s social dimension with a new and improved European Social Fund, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and a more effective European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).

In Latvia celebration of the "60 years of European Social Fund" focused on videos with personal stories related to ESF projects. Check out the videos below and see the positive impact it has had on Latvian citizens.

Two new reports under the framework of ESF Performance and Thematic Reports have just been published:

On 8-9 March, Fi compass ESF Conference “Financial instruments funded by the European Social Fund – boosting social impact”.

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the European Social Fund.

Financial instruments under the ESF can play a key role in increasing the resources available and addressing new social challenges.

On Tuesday evening the European Commission's RegioStars Awards ceremony took place in Brussels as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities.

The group of independent Cohesion Policy experts presented its final report for a simplified EU funds framework after 2020.

Letos praznujemo 60. obletnico Evropskega socialnega sklada (ESS), prvega in glavnega instrumenta EU za naložbe v ljudi.

The European Commission has published an evaluation report of investments under the European Social Fund (ESF) during the 2007-2013 period, with specific reports for each Member State.

Following a recent seminar with Spanish representatives from each of the regional public employment and social services, the ESF implementing bodies and from the central administration, a report provides the main conclusions for a better coordination of the employment and social services in Spain.

The 2016 Conference on Counterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation (COMPIE II) called for a far wider use of counterfactual methods for ESF programme evaluations and for more interaction with, and more direct involvement of the research community.

On 4 October 2016, the European Commission adopted a Communication that highlights the main achievements of the Youth Guarantee and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) since their launch in 2013

The evaluation report 'Pilot projects to carry out ESF related counterfactual impact evaluations' sheds light on the effectiveness of some European Social Fund (ESF) interventions.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation in the context of its ex-post evaluation of the European Social Fund (ESF) during the 2007-2013 programming period.

Today, the Commission adopted a Communication on the contribution of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) to the EU's growth strategy, the Investment Plan and the Commission's priorities over the next decade.

An extraordinary meeting of managing authorities on 25 September discussed how to optimise the use of the ESF and the FEAD to support the integration of asylum seekers and refugees and exchange good practice and experience in this field

Report calls for strengthening cooperation in education and training up to 2020 and especially to promote social inclusion.

Two days after an agreement paving the way for a new support programme for Greece, the European Commission revealed plans to help Greece maximise its use of EU funds. As mandated by the Euro Summit on 12/13 July, this will help mobilise more than €35 billion up to 2020 to support the Greek economy, provided that the conditions agreed upon by the Euro Summit will be met.

Starting with Sweden and France, a new regulation reduces administrative burden for ESF and YEI projects, allows quicker reimbursement and makes programmes simpler, safer, quicker and more oriented towards outputs and results

Member States continue to make progress in Roma integration, but further efforts are necessary. This is the conclusion of an annual Commission report.

Today the European Commission will make almost 1 billion euro available for the young unemployed

The economic situation in the EU started gradually improving nearly two years ago, and most Member States have recently registered positive GDP growth. Employment has started picking up, with improvements now materialising in most sectors.

The European Institute of Public Administration - EIPA - with the institutional and financial support of 12 European public partners – invites applications to the fifth European Public Sector Award – EPSA 2015.

The European Commission proposes to make 1 billion euro from the Youth Employment Initiative available as early as this year. This change will increase by up to 30 times the pre-financing Member States receive to boost youth employment - reaching up to 650 000 young people and helping them get into work, faster.

Tema najnovejšega pregleda „Razvoj na področju zaposlovanja in socialnih zadev v Evropi”, ki ga je Komisija objavila 15. januarja, so posledice in spoznanja, pridobljena z ekonomsko krizo, z vidika zaposlovanja in življenjskega standarda.

On 18 November 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Ireland, paving the way for more than €500 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

Evropska izkustvena skupnost za vključevanje načela enakosti spolov (GenderCoP) je razvila orodje za izboljšanje kakovosti in učinkovitosti procesov v okviru strukturnih skladov na ravni EU in držav članic z zagotavljanjem jasne razlage zahtev ESS in ponazoritvijo primerov dobre prakse pri doseganju enakosti spolov v vseh fazah ESS.

On 30 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Spain, paving the way for more than €7.5 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 30 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Croatia, paving the way for more than €1.5 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

Komisija je 30. oktobra 2014 sprejela Sporazum o partnerstvu s Slovenijo, ki tlakuje pot za več kot 700 milijonov EUR (tekoče cene) sredstev iz Evropskega socialnega sklada (ESS) v naslednjih sedmih letih.

On 29 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Luxembourg, paving the way for €20 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 29 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Malta, paving the way for more than €100 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 29 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with the United Kingdom, paving the way for more than €4.9 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 29 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Sweden, paving the way for €774 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 29 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Belgium, paving the way for more than €1 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 29 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Italy, paving the way for more than €10 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 17 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Austria, paving the way for €442 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

The European Commission organised a policy discussion with Member States on the modernisation of public administration.

On 7 October 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Finland, paving the way for more than €500 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

Končno poročilo, ki ocenjuje učinkovitost, uspešnost in pomen izobraževalne mreže ESS, je bilo objavljeno 3. julija. Poročilo potrjuje, da so mreže pomembni forumi za izmenjavo zamisli, znanj in inovativnih pristopov, obstaja pa še nekaj prostora za izboljšave.

On 29 August 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Hungary, paving the way for more than €4.7 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 26 August 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with the Czech Republic, paving the way for more than €3.4 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 22 August 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with the Netherlands, paving the way for more than €500 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 8 August 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with France, paving the way for more than €6 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 7 August 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Bulgaria, paving the way for around €1.5 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years - a 20% increase compared to the previous period.

On 6 August 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Romania, paving the way for close to €5 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 30 July 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Portugal, paving the way for €7.5 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

The European Commission's 6th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion published today shows that EU Cohesion Policy is delivering on the growth goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy by creating jobs and reducing disparities across Europe.

Commission and Member States meet to speed up implementation of €6bn euro dedicated fund

On 20 June 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Lithuania, paving the way for more than €1.1 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years, including measures for supporting youth employment.

On 20 June 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Estonia, paving the way for almost €600 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 20 June 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Cyprus, paving the way for almost €130 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 20 June 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Slovakia, paving the way for some €2.2 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 20 June 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Latvia, paving the way for over € 600 million (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

The European Commission has adopted today the first Operational Programme with France to use the available funding from the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) to tackle youth unemployment.

On 23 May 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Poland, paving the way for over € 13 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 23 May 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Greece, paving the way for nearly €4 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

On 22 May 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Germany, paving the way for € 7.5 billion (current prices) in European Social Fund (ESF) funding in the next seven years.

Evropska komisija je objavila strokovno oceno dosežkov Evropskega socialnega sklada (ESS) v obdobju 2007−2012. Poročilo, ki ga je pripravila mreža strokovnjakov iz vseh držav članic, je povzetek ključnih ugotovitev državnih poročil, ki proučujejo nacionalne ocene, skupaj z informacijami iz letnih poročil o izvajanju ESS.

On 5 May 2014, the Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement with Denmark, setting out the strategies and investment priorities for the European Structural and Investment Funds in this country.

Evropska komisija je sprejela prvega od 28 „sporazumov o partnerstvu“, ki opredeljujejo strategije za evropske strukturne in investicijske sklade v državah članicah in regijah EU.

Concerted action by the European Commission has put Roma integration firmly on the political agenda across Europe.

Izhodiščna konferenca ESS, ki poteka 6. in 7. februarja v Bruslju, bo preučila, katere politike lahko podpre in jih mora podpreti ESS v okviru novih prednostnih nalog pri naložbah, obravnavala pa bo tudi nove načine uporabe ESS.

The Commission has adopted a common set of standards to improve consultation, participation and dialogue with partners during the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF).

On 16 December, the Council adopted the cohesion policy package for 2014-2020, marking the end of two and a half years of negotiations.

Nova zakonska obveza držav članic za doseganje oprijemljivih rezultatov pri vključevanju Romov

On 5 December, the Council adopted a regulation aimed at facilitating the use of funding from the EU cohesion policy for 2007-2013 in order to counter the crisis. This confirmed an agreement reached earlier between the Lithuanian presidency and representatives of the European Parliament and the Commission.

Evropski državljani postajajo počasi in zanesljivo bolj seznanjeni z Evropskim socialnim skladom (ESS) in njegovim delom. To naraščajočo seznanjenost potrjuje tudi raziskava Eurobarometra iz leta 2013 o družbenem ozračju v Evropi. Na vprašanje, ali so že kdaj slišali za ESS, je pozitivno odgovorilo 44 % anketirancev, kar je več kot leta 2006, ko je pozitiven odgovor podalo 33 % anketirancev.

Dan po sprejetju večletnega finančnega okvira EU za obdobje 2014–2020 je Evropski parlament sprejel uredbo o Evropskem socialnem skladu in uredbo o skupnih določbah za vse evropske strukturne in investicijske sklade.

Danes je Evropski parlament z glasovanjem potrdil večletni finančni okvir za obdobje 2014–2020. Na podlagi soglasja, ki ga s tem daje Parlament, bo lahko Svet v prihodnjih tednih ta okvir dokončno odobril.

Evropska komisija je 8. oktobra skupaj z OECD objavila rezultate izčrpne ankete o bralni in računski pismenosti ter poznavanju tehnologije v 17 državah članicah EU ter drugih državah. Anketa je v vsaki državi ocenila raven znanja 5 000 delovno aktivnih prebivalcev (16-65 let).

The European Commission has today approved Croatia’s investment plan to use EU cohesion policy funds worth €449.4m allocated to the country when it joined the EU on 1st July 2013.

Referenčni dokumenti metodološko podpirajo pripravo novih operativnih programov

Komisija je danes sprejela sporočilo „Skupna prizadevanja za mlade v Evropi – Poziv k ukrepanju v zvezi z brezposelnostjo mladih“. Komisija še enkrat poudarja, da je boj proti brezposelnosti mladih najpomembnejša prednostna naloga med vsemi prizadevanji za ponovno rast gospodarstva.

Komisija je danes predlagala, da se sporazum o povečanju deleža EU v naložbah v Grčiji, na Cipru in Portugalskem podaljša še za dve leti in da se Romuniji in Slovaški podaljša čas za porabo kohezijskih sredstev.

With Croatia's accession to the EU coming up shortly, preparations are under way to swiftly deploy ESF activities

Novo poročilo o napredku govori o prožnosti in naraščajočem sodelovanju v ukrepih ESS in predstavlja dosežene rezultate na terenu

Komisija predlaga predpise za uresničevanje pobude za zaposlovanje mladih Ta nov instrument, za katerega bodo v obdobju 2014–2020 namenjena sredstva v višini 6 milijard EUR, je februarja predlagal Evropski svet.

Zadnje poročilo opredeljuje povezave med zaposlovanjem in cilji biotske raznovrstnosti v Evropi – ter nove spretnosti, ki jih bodo morali imeti delavci, da jih bodo lažje dosegali.

The European Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached on the proposed Youth Guarantee Recommendation.

Manjši proračun za obdobje 2014–2020, ki ga je sprejel Evropski svet, vključuje prednostna sredstva ESS za ukrepe na področju zaposlovanja mladih in pomoč najbolj prikrajšanim skupinam

EU Youth Report calls for youth employment and social inclusion to be top priorities

In April, the Commission had presented a working paper on a European Code of Conduct on Partnership. A number of stakeholders have already provided reactions to this principle.

Novo poročilo o oceni predstavlja, kako pomembno vlogo igra ESS pri financiranju pobud za vseživljenjsko učenje v EU. Poročilo obravnava vpliv teh aktivnosti na mlade, starejše delavce in nizkokvalificirane osebe.